Glasgow’s The Malin Group have announced plans to bring marine design and build projects back to Glasgow, with the acquisition of a large brownfield site on the banks on the River Clyde.

The ambitious plans by the group detail their desire to revitalize the former Carless Oil Refinery on the north bank of the river next to the Erskine Bridge, in order to create a new Marine Technology Hub.

The site on the north side of the River Clyde (Image: Google Maps)

The Hub will bring together providers of research, skills development, design, manufacturing and practical marine operational and logistics experience in a location complimented by direct access to the deepwater channel of the river Clyde.

John MacSween, managing director of Malin Group, said: “The heritage of the Clyde is something we should be rightly proud of. We ourselves have been working on the River in the shipping industry for over 100 years. But there is a need to be looking to the future as well to ensure the long-term success of the Clyde as a maritime centre of excellence.”

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The Malin Group has a track record of Clydeside renovation, illustrated by their revamp of the iconic South Rotunda building at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, which became the site of their new office space.